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Sonal Sonu: Blood Donation Myths in Rural Areas
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Apr 15, 2026, 15:20

Sonal Sonu: Blood Donation Myths in Rural Areas

Sonal Sonu, Senior Resident at AIIMS Bathinda, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“In many rural areas, people don’t refuse to donate blood because they don’t care.

They refuse because they’re afraid.

  • ‘I’ll become weak.’
  • ‘It will affect my future.’
  • ‘It can cause disease.’
  • ‘It’s against our customs.’

These are not just myths.

They are the reason patients keep waiting.

As someone in transfusion medicine, I’ve seen this gap closely – between people who need blood urgently and people who are too afraid to donate it.

And the truth is – awareness hasn’t reached where it is needed the most.

We don’t just have a blood shortage problem.

We have an awareness problem.

Maybe saving lives doesn’t always require advanced medicine – sometimes, it starts with correcting a belief.

Have you ever heard any of these myths?”

Sonal Sonu: Blood Donation Myths in Rural Areas

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